tweeling

Signification

1. (masculine) a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals
2. (masculine,plural,plural-only,uncommon,usually) each of two twin siblings
3. (masculine) a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

Coupé comme

twee‧ling

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling.

Phrases

Ze is in verwachting van een tweeling .

Elle attend des jumeaux.